14.11.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 419/16
Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 21 September 2016 — European Commission v Kingdom of Spain
(Case C-139/15 P) (1)
((Appeal - Cohesion Fund - Reduction of financial assistance - Procedure of adoption of the decision by the European Commission - Existence of a time limit - Non-compliance with the time limit laid down - Consequences))
(2016/C 419/20)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Appellant: European Commission (represented by: S. Pardo Quintillán and D. Recchia, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: A. Rubio González, acting as Agent)
Intervener in support of the defendant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: B. Koopman and M. Bulterman, acting as Agents)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the appeal;
2.
Orders the European Commission to pay the costs;
3.
Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to bear its own costs.
(1) OJ C 155, 11.5.2015.
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